Opinions On My First Build

[RJ2536]

So as the title says I'm just looking for opinions on my first ever pc build. It's going to be used mostly for gaming and maybe some video editing. -Also I already bought the PSU, Motherboard, CPU and SSD. I am somewhat on a budget ($850) but I won't limit myself to it. Case- Nzxt phantom 410. PSU- xfx xxx 650w. Mobo- Asrock z77 extreme 4. CPU- i5 3570k. (Using stock cooler because I won't be over clocking yet). Memory- G skills rip jaws X 4x2=8gb. GPU- XFX 7850 double dissipation SSD- Samsung 840 120gb(I know not the best). OS- Windows 7 64bit. So that's what I've decided on so far, I want to be able to run any game I can throw at it (I won't be playing crysis but I want to know I could run it on High or ultra settings smoothly). Any recommendations are very much appreciated, Thanks in advance!

[Konn]

Get a hardrive as well, an SSD probably won't be able to handle many games including raw files for editing and other miscellaneous stuff.

[killerx525]

I would go for the 7950 if your you can stretch your budget.

[RJ2536]

Yes I'll likely be getting a hdd probably a WD black 1tb or another SSD. But for the first month or so I should be ok with the 120gb. As for the 7950 I have thought about it but I don't want to go over the $250 mark for a GPU as of right now. I should be fine with a 7850 for a while right? Also forgot to mention this is US$

[killerx525]

Yes the 7850 should be fine for now.

[WoodenMarker]

Go for fewer sticks of ram. Fewer sticks = Fewer problems.

It also leaves room for future upgrades.

[Oliver S.]

Looks sweet, gl with the little project of yours :)

[MrDavid]

Go for fewer sticks of ram. Fewer sticks = Fewer problems.

It also leaves room for future upgrades.

Actually him going with 2x4 is the better choice so that he can take advantage of his dual channel memory board.

[WoodenMarker]

Actually him going with 2x4 is the better choice so that he can take advantage of his dual channel memory board.

The post says he's using 4x2, not 2x4.

[MrDavid]

The post says he's using 4x2, not 2x4.

sorry, i missed that detail

[rossi94]

Yes I'll likely be getting a hdd probably a WD black 1tb or another SSD. But for the first month or so I should be ok with the 120gb. As for the 7950 I have thought about it but I don't want to go over the $250 mark for a GPU as of right now. I should be fine with a 7850 for a while right? Also forgot to mention this is US$

 

Check our Seagates Barracuda series, they are cheaper and bring up the same specs.

[RJ2536]

The post says he's using 4x2, not 2x4.

yeah sorry about that I meant 2x4

[RJ2536]

Check our Seagates Barracuda series, they are cheaper and bring up the same specs.

will do, however I've been thinking of maybe just getting another SSD one with a lot more space.